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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Wednesday, January 17, 1923,
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AX IMIHI'KMIHNT M'lWMl'AI'llll.
PuhlUht'd daily add .v-kly at I.B
Umidii, OmiTon, by l.a (li-uiidt. Kveu
. Inr OtH"-rv..r I'ubiirdiiiiit I'umimny,
IlkUClj iJKN.Slh, Keillor.
. Entrreil tit tlif I'ontfiffh-c nt l.a druml",
Ort-uoa, u KccunU l'Iukk Mall Matter.
Artdrei.!. nil coiiiitiuTili.&ilonii to TDK
OnsKliVKK, UIU Adama Ave., Lli
flrandc. orcuon.
M IISl nil'TlOV 11 1 I KS.
Hy Currier.
Dally, per month
Iall. per three tiiunlliK
Dally, pur Hix inc.. In advaiic',
Dally, fliiKle eopy
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Uty AM) mrxTV 01 ritiAi,
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Editorials From
Over the Nation
THE OFFICE CAT
i
! NEARLY A POEM
, A bitter night,
Like some lost spirit's moan;
I The teniuest howls.
Jn weird, uncanny tones.
bully, per year. In tidvitm'e
Dully, alx htuiitha In uilvaiice,
Daily., three inoiithN. In ml vii lire.
Weekly O0i.erv.-r-.Star. by mat).
per yeur. in Hdviup-e $ I r.i j
On auln In other illiex (JreKuii Hotel- THE CIIILII I.AHOHEK
Knnul. I'uillanil- Multiioliiuh Nov,. New 1 ol k limes: Before COIIK1 ens
bland, rortiunu. .hujouidh it is urjjed to adopi'tnei
1 joint resolution designed to iiivc con-: I order coal.
IKicss, through, constitutional amend-! Although my heart it
jiimi lir.it ok asmii i atkii I'linnH. I,,nt. power to limit or niohil.it, the! And, with the dawn.
'Ihe .aui'lnirl i-rea" m exL-iui-i . !) .,,. 0f persons under JS year of Ihe temperature ascends.
mllllcil to use lor pnlilival it ' Thn amniHuipnt nrnnniixl does
Ileus iliapulrliea .riiUl.u lo II or not !(!., ' " e aniUlllllltni. pt oposCd does
uiherwise le.in.ii in tills paper, an. i not itself put any restriction upon-, home birds are evidently hard
tisi, Hie Ideal news piii,;iiieii therein. ,.(,,1,1 ;1j0r, it merely grants a pow- please ill this man's town.
ii,.. r herein also uiu r.erve.i. cr to be cxeri'iscil by congress which
N. K. WEST & CO.'S
rends,
VALUES 01'
A (rood name is
than (flout riches
rather than silver
verbs
Appeals for Thrift.
under the locci-t decision of the
A (JOOO NAME:--, prune court, U fit'. Is, lifter t.o ut
rather to be chosen temptK at iu.-i restriction, that it
mid lovinjr fauiur . , . .. , M d ,
and old.l - stienirtheninB Ihe fu.'.dumcmnl law
liy making posiible protection itKainst
' i an evil which did no, become seiious
until long after (ho Crnstittiiion was
adopted.
Amos Tash savs.it is utterly im
possible to make any kind of an old
nat look looiish on a pretty girl.
.Some Persons
when thinking,
their heads-
scratch their heads
. Others just scratch
Politics is i
comes around
queer animal.
every two years
, . , .. ,1 i.,, : limit or prohibit such labor
wnue uranue ami aujacunt wuuviy sci.n .v way th.lt
the Eastern-Oregon Light and rower company is cu -i'BT 0 mnX 7e o?l
irOlltea Wltn a power Slioriage, WHICH win ik it-io iuui;c ' their right to restrict or proiiicit, en-
Jess until about the middle ol ffiarcn, mis (iocs nut huito
and
The ornnosed nmeniiniert nu-rlfi. always finds nlenh- of fellows ready
ally provides that po-visr shall also t0 Play wih it. It has a long, hardl
ihe reserved to the several states, to Kime for one to play, unsatisfying
or uronioit. sucn laoor n any. " aia huw awnu
that does i.ot lessen tile force of of ")t"ne quitting after getting
limitation. That all the starteuy thoroughly.
Personally, wo are becoming very
loites the need of finding some- j weary ol trying to be mane moral by
.. . T .i -ii i u: ;n;re an auinoruy mat will sate- icx"invc hclioii. inana koooiicss
Sai'llV meail that tllC natrons Ol tlie Company Will DC iii-Kllnfd the nation's most precious as-. there is little present prospect of
.r,nninn,.u,l" 1 w iho uhm-t fro An niilif'ill askine that i set. There are twenty-eight statesthcre being any reform m Heaven
v...w..sUv. "j ---- -i . -- , r tu(iwhich, in one respect or another, fall
patrons conserve the power used has ben made oy me iw0W the stamiards-and very mod
company, but they are not urged to forego the Using oiZ" m u deal
electricity needed. i with this matter in a na-.ion-wide
To use more electricity than is needed is wasteful and 'ayBU '""3' f'-' p"w'
to be wasteful is a thiliglthat should be avoided at all time, j',,, vto 'congress Vhc"
People should! eii-iopt'iate with the company and in fact, itiiority to set up such minimum
the request of the company that power be conserved coukl,r;::t:hie",,rsugK'est!"'J:'J'
ho 'iimlw.fl tn tinum ulipn t lwro it :ill :ililin(liince 01 DOWCl'. I H will take along time, several
V. K'LoKridge-states that "last season was short of .tS
moisturerreducing theiuantity of water stored in the rt's-imary children who need safeguarding
ervQi Tmyor-coinpany and it is the after-effect oiSnLt
this'snoi'tagq that is how being felt. Relief will probably tion, unless the states do their whole
not'conifi before the middle of March but by economy inijf.'Xr b"u"eWJ?f t'S iTck
the use Of electricity, the power company will be able to r i-ducniiua or their impuit-co phy-otu-e
for all its patrons and in this way the shortage will JVStZ
be passed without an inconvenience to anyone." ,'evety child in America what should
.'Rapid growth in the business of the Eastern Oregon ttirancfsnlifbegivVf-Lip-hr.
and Power eoirmimv :nafle it realize that its cener--lively, and constructively. And there
nfinrr .jmtir.itw mtit 1,p IiKTuiiscf jinrl nlnns ;u-o now hp. 'should be an authority empowered to, To
..w...b ...v. ..w I'".- . put lilillstunes around the neck:, ol
mg made for this expansion. When the increase in gen- th e who would cause "iitti ones
f.i-:itino- p;in!ifiK- j rviinnlfii rd iwinwncps nf siifh n !.' :'lu.mf,.'t'" in whatever part of the
h X ., ' , ' V ... , . . , U n led .v
shortage as is now neing laced win oe avoided.
By all means let us assist the company in this respect! -'0,',E AVJ) the doctohs
1 u , .W !'. , '. l'w rk World: That the torn-
iiu nt, tut, mum fiiiit;.''iwi:.iWtuwiyi.-.iu.iJ4(y yvAKLKing g of )i,-. Entile ('oue to.thiscoun-
Music may be sweet, muses
Amos Tash, "But not so sweet as the
silence that falls over a country af
ter a political election.
A fine way to pet up, is to put
the alarm clock under the bed so you
will have to crawl to get it.
WILLIE HITS BACK
Pa "Here, Willie,- everybody, will
jhe calling you a little glutton. , Do
you know what that is f ' v
" : Willie "I suppose it's a big glut
ton's little boy." ; . . , , .
'' Modern politeness consists of' a
man offering, his scat to a lady .when
he Bets off the car. '
States they happen to live.
thrift.
h in-
Now is the time of year when dad
buys an extra $20 worth of coal to
keep motlfcr's $100 worth of seratf
gy house plants from freezing.
BUT WHERE IS SHE?
the telephone girl our lid we'd
doff,
And speak (with flowers) our
adorations,
Who never horned in, nor cut us
off,
In the midst of a jitney conversation.
M.Ojice.. Indispensable
The. Leavenworth Post suggests a
new child Jnlni law that will be con-
Vitutiomw: ;Wash your,, feet befpre
it
try lo explain his theorv of heal
ing by imto-suggestion should dis
',.),,.. i, 1,,1,-Mt r,.,.i:...r .,( h,,L.,ii;,.,
on Ibe pait of. theiAniei-ican ht'eitteal , ' ? '' The, trouble is,
' . i ' .. , . ! V . 1 Will,),! hn hiii-il ii bnlma
;nicn is- natural enougn: lie" IK IToti "
in the first Place mi accepted clinical! , , ' , ' ' , ,
autiioi-itv in European medical, cir-l , . A n who recently came back, to
,!l-.Iu:i on the treatment of diseases by;"'" old home town, imid ..one of the
i homiotw. m hi. ,1 :., i ......''hings he noticed was that some of
It Was not long ago that tlie new year COUld not be en- !to , which American medical science' 'J10 u,ea n,s tt used U d'f turb. his
terW upfieifllesshere a of alman-'X'?- " heaier' is no 'beip'To! " ;'
lans hoe. 116 kikjw a i-a uraiuie woman wno
signs that has a buU dog that growls and a fur
... mnLiin ' nuen that smokes, hut wa w.irrpr that
If (injM'tive. The Acudemv of Modieinc,Miric'1: Husband is, still useful when
foi example, which is representative; Rhe wants; a fruit, , jar opened. ,
3S llbt f 01,111(1 ill its flH'lller Volume. At least its loi'V US Will withhold its verdict on Dr. i;mio Correct this sentence-- "I don't
1 ? 1 1 i T '' -i-'-A- I' M11,1- ' , Lie .....lli.ul, ,,f;l K,. k.... .1 : n:n ... . ... . -
...... ..... .... v.,w,,., ui.tn in- iinn tit'iiiuii' IIIIB II UIK'IC Ulll IS n TlCn OIH DaLM -
atiutnl his theory. This tolerant ' elor," said the wife; "I wish thi old
iniiu'iM wtll no doubt influence the fossil wou dn t visit tis"
, - - - lf, j Y nun mini- ii netiitri in iiij i
acsan the. hoURe. 4,nerejary,ithiianacs still Vut. they arei not hi-; indor.s.inent by phvsiciam
, s4 as WhaoiU-f4 lugglstsjjn coui.ti;y If''l t
logins aim oy Kee)ers or cross-roaas country siores. u(;nwt
theyd-fashitined alAuutadtSttitt rSnrvivftf aUilii it certainly ,(;
is hoi lounu ,in us lornier yoiiiine, ji least its glory as
reliable literature is diiiiiiilHrif its ligli't'has not gone out.
Thij old-time iluiiUiacs. cdiitained.-tlie-Hins.of ,-the'zodiac.
foretold the phases of 'the inoon anil tlie time of 'eclipses. iacl.i'-V'.Uif ,!lhriT',fC"1, 1';Kni'!tin
M J.i i ... . ,i ii p , ! i.hy is it not in Jact tile only ten-
II1U ICilSl, attraciive portion Was Hie COlll'CUOn Or llUlll- rll. attitude for the American inecM-
or with which the; pages were interspersed, but what we !i,!:7ftTri',n; uf.'""y 'h",t tlK"
ii', i . , . , , cnthusiitsm ovim- t oue, is only a
nave eiiumeratou were leature uut incidental to tne rem transient phenonnnon." on the oth-,6
puniosL' of the publicatioiii :l ' , vt .J"""1- u , m."y '"' "" , on tthnt o
rm i . i 1 1 i - 1 . , , , . wl" prove to bp a valuable uerma-lo
Jhe main object of the almanac was to extol tlie vir- nt contribution to therapeutics.' o
tues of sovereign remedies prepared bv Dr. So and So, the ThV .,1n.,tll,,','",,"i!,'', ,to..1"' 'i,tL'll"i,'''.i
- ... r i i i , 1,7!d it is decidedlv better to expedite) o
medicines, being good lor coughs, sprains, chilblains or its determination than to imped? it
iever, or any other distemper one might imagine. And thei,nr""Kn uu' prejudice,
symptoms were described in a way to convince the most!
sKepticai person ol: apparently vigorous health that he had
notionly one but in fact practically all the diseases for
whh the stuff was recommended by the maker. After
reading the almanac one. was expected to permit no ob
stacle to interfere with buying a bottle. Certainly a great
many our nuy Tor tne medicine man usually
fm.ft.m. .''Ml-,, ml. ii: 1 Li . ,
And no small function of the almanac lav in instruct-',, J'Tv Til''1 11'"'""'" vo,'"' W"'K'U
ing thrnnTmntrnvu-miniySttiv of the soil when the "sign"; "In ' cx",t" " ,hu
wasTiglil for" planting or in doing many other things to1 ... ,
which thVlnoon was supposed to exert an influence. " The 1 ,,;.'";.,!; ' .ZTn'Z IZ,!"
old-time almanac kept them straight on such matters and K K- K--
catastrophes were avoided. The' modern almanac as we v n,. ,ur.-.-t7.'ri st or -i..
know it is a book of real information. It is instructive but IV,"S 11 t ''""i nn.i a
tO tllC SimerStltlOUS It IS Hoi luilf Mil r.,invir,..ivi.r no He- f. "r".' ' "en. ''hi"
1 , , , - - .i. i in Avi v , in i ii inn .-
runner wincli catered to all their fancies in order to sell
them some remedy "good for man or beast."
HEAD OHSKIiVER WANT ADS
28 th
ANNUAL JAN.
CLEARANCE
SALE
ENDS SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TII, 8 P. M.
. Have you taken full advantage of the savings of
fered? If not remember these sweeping reductions are
possible only once during the year! ' ' !
MEN ESPECIALLY !
REMEMBER our sale of clothing is an annual event
only and that .$10, $12, or $15 saved now means that much
saved later on!
DEMIJOHNS CAUSE
: RIOTS; POLICE ASK
: FOR "GLASS" SYSTEM
, PAl'UHTH,. Tallin. Jan., . (iy
Mull). Complalnlnc that their- les
t;i are nerlonsly disturbed by the
braivlii rcsultiriir from the sellhiR of
minor by the demijohn , instead or
by the (flam, the police here are. airi
llitlnir for. t.hr 'relurn ioi the' forme)'
by tlieRhksV nystcinf In' order that
a few orrlccrfc may stand wittch wiilhi
tile ' otllern tfet' thelir .mucb .ne'cdeil
t-est. . ,1 ... i .i
The' attempt .tn dhillriisn the mile
and consumption or liquor' in Tuhttt
by cloHinfr the pulillc saloons-has re
milted In a fatllire. ice'oCdihs: tn'tlie
police.1 The Inn-p-ovldes ( hat- iliilior
eattn'ot ' bo Vllnpensrd by -the ffly.ss at
the place of sale, but allows any
o.ualnlity to be Sold by. the buttle or
demijohn to In. taken In that funn
from the premises.
'i'he result lius been that every small
Chinese hop hue. stocked rum in hot
tlee unr! demijohns and hua iirovhled
convenient hark rooms, alieired to be
restaurants, where slittur.,;.flayored
liMUlds arc.M'ved- in U:!, c.opt. 'nierc
tore.. .the xalc -.of . lhitior has atircail
to every part oC 'the .city, and the re
.ttllt.i nt riKhl.s-vut dceiiiy ilnto the day
Nleeiiiiifr hours of the police.
, 'l.-itistics priH., the pullcit' assei-l.
that tlie consumption of liiiuOr lias
greatly Inei-eased under the presehl
sysli'tii. ! ' 1 ' 1 - . -
i-'Ait.M chop vai,i i:s. ;
llolsi:. Idaho, Jan. 17. The uK-Ki-eKtite
value of the 15.tirincltiat farm
crops jrrown in lilalio in lima was
Jiiii.mirt.noo. compared with ii4,4il,
01(1 In ISil, according to rci
ports lyjtde public here. The hay crenv t
was the most valuable , in 1 tlL'2 .witll.
al.total of $211,705,000. . Potato pro
duction touted M. '.132. 000. . , fr.;
-i .Thp whet figures were $t,S-l7.0OO
and apples were valued - nt ,$r,,$au.0io. ,
Remember the fiirht vou stole
watermelons? See "The Old Home
stead." .. . ,
MONTH'S SLEEP ENDS:, Vn
"CHEHAL1S, Wash., Jan. 17 Cad
Smith, an inmate of a local .hosr ..
rtltnl k.G.iiigt ,u,,L.n,..l r. .. .
of nearly a month's duration. Hie
maiaay is a type of sleeping. sicK
ness, which has made its apncaiancc
in various parts of the country.
"Smith resides near Onolaska and
is an ex-service man.
SHARP SHOTS
I'm a (iiMKl
Cold
Cream
First Class Screened
Coal
Not
Eiery little bloc
III Ol' IIS llWll.
appellle ; 0
im.icciiil -i 1 ""ii powder may be llaasl-
.UlUlShtll .1 ii,.,, UM itmo necessities. '
Thes.' wintry .('leans anil oj
heals tlie n iail-Krimed' skin. g
ll'-niiiiK and southiuir. cleansini; 0
and iiurifyliiK. - . i -
(i.itni:x toi itr o
' loi.i) i'iti:.M j
is lltl'of this nud luuilditlon Is
1 fumed uith. tlie Inmous
tiAitHKX rni'KT nnou thtr-
ty-tvo flow-rs blended toS''t'h-
'5 POtSCBIPIiON MLrSCISTS
OC OOOOOOOO C CO OOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ah;it has become of the former kaiser's press agent,:
who during the war was wont to describe the war' lord!
standing majestically on a hill overlooking :, smoke-filled I
battlefield? , ' I
A Georgia judge says the only safe "triangle" for af
man to get. mixed up with is a wife', a pipe and a dog. That!
isn t a triangle: it squares the world. " j
The man of the century who w ill he given tlie biggest i
place in history w ill create a central exchange for useless!
t hristmas presents. ' i
Willard wants another bout with Deiupseu. He's sir
r r ri..li ..,..1 .1 r . -ii ... 'i.
.'. wu-u .uiu iiu'ieiiiie w ining to take
a consideration.
another licking for
Human body has no spare parts, a health authority'
announces Mill, surgeons appear to think that many'
parts can be spared.
. Copper is used in making illicit ..tills, but wl
of the liquor need is cnpper-liiied stonchs.
lat user;
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La Grande National Bank
Miili'im nl of IliieuilH-r 20. 102
THIS HANK (IWK.S:
To Depositors
To the I '. S. Trmxury I pai ttu. nt.
clrcuhittni; noh-s
...l.l:,ti72.2S
account of
200.tl0d.00
... , 'OIAI St. 613.072.28
We bine our u-is nirannnl at ,.v , ,,,,, ,
inert an, ivipuM t,. plm,., imt,.,l(l,,,.lv
I -hi: this i-i lii'itsK w i; ii.w t::
( i) ( ash lii xault and iI.-ih.mI, d
,! posilori, s
( ') t'. S (l.t . rnni -nt ben. Is
(: 1 Not. or ill. ii. i, It. .,ls ,,,,,
( 1 1 ll. al . tiit,.
!.' I St. i.l. In l ..l,i.il I;.
.Mill
itHilis
S 27'.i.4l3.l'.1
2 1 1 .200.00
l.2::s.i 7.1.47
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i his i.i: v i:s st upi.i s or
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KEMMERER KOAl;
KING KOAL
- Crystal Ice --
Dry Wood --
Motor Transfer -
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FEED
STORAGE
PACKING
LYNCH CO.
Phone Main 10
AVjth
many rt-porua dead m '(,.
not it is
felt that tlie- .it
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